Police: Drunken driver from Ballston Spa had marijuana, Oxycodone

Thursday, June 27, 2013

BALLSTON SPA -- New York State Police found the driver of a 1994 Chevrolet Camaro to be intoxicated and in possession of drugs during a traffic stop at about 10 p.m. Wednesday after he failed to stop at a stop sign.

Police say Jared R. Gomula, 27, of Ballston Spa didn't stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Middleline and Rock City roads. When police pulled him over, his blood-alcohol content was found to be .14 percent. Police also discovered a small amount of marijuana and several Oxycodone pills in his car.

Gomula, who has a prior driving while intoxicated conviction, is charged with felony DWI as well as seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation.